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43.

JAPANESE QUESTION IN IN BOLSHEVIST WAR ZONE.

CALIFORNIA.

question is the probability of a clash of troops had orders to shoot, hang and other

Japanese and American interests in China.

Mr. Nagal

THE FEAR OF JAPAN.

AMERICAN ALLEGATION OF FORTIFY.

INO TURTLE ISLAND, V-

NEW YORK, September 7th. Mr. Schall, a member of the House of Representatives, declared yesterday that- Japan had openly and flagrantly violated the Monroe doctrine "by enablishing a fortified ban on Turtle Island, off. Magds lens Bay, in Lower California. During sha laster, of the Taft administration, a bars, Japan; obtained a fishitig, concession of developing fishing station Japan in Turtle Island from Mexico, but instead developed a powerful coaling and naval base. I obtained the evidence from an in- fluential friend who met a Japanese- destroyer on patrol duty, which compelled

set the peoples at war in the interest of struggle as the Japanese in California, is the Allied and Associated Powers over the friction which will lead to rea? trouble

THE CLASH WITH U.S. COMER.

WHEN THE There is much ground for thinking that. taking the occasion of this clash America,

border for this reason. The German authori. ties had likewise stringently closed the bor. der, pending developments,

There is much nervous tension out here

The

Among

SOVIET COMMISSAR INTENT ON JAPANESE WRITER'S VIEWA

HIS STEAK AND ONIONS. STRAIGHT TALK TO LABOth.

According to Mr. Rylle 20-3\agal, writing | ~ My Ury Browtr, the New York #Fork!

reumannual con-

a special number of the Chun" hard Stall Correspondent, wrip from Kolno, ferchons of the National Federation of Central Review, the California question under date August 15th amaning ad General Workers at Oxford was, a debato Hoban which cannot be solved by either war venture carried - Forte man on a romp on the Russian-Polish crisis in which or arbitration, since the whole question is around the hevist lines to this flea-bit Colonel John Ward, defended, the nime based on subjective facts and nod objective.ten, God-forsaken town in Bolshevised and atentions of the Prime Minister and

The key to the solution of this question. Poland. The German authorities urgently advanced arguments in justification of the therefore. Hies nowhere but in clearing the advised and warned me nor to cross the actions of Poland, ghile Jaffe American mind of the many misunderstand. frontier, as the Bolsheviks were shooting all O'Grad MP., who acted for the logs under which it is labouring about Allied tourists on sight. In fact, specific Governmens in negotiating with Litvinoff Japan and the Japanese people." What Mr. reports current in official quarters of East for the exchange of prisoners gave the Nagai fears more than this anti Japanese Prums were to the effect that Bolshevist conference what he described as apisco of secret diplomacy throwing some light

wise kill any Franch, English and Ameri-him to go back. T on events preceding the Polish offensive,

The anti-Japanese cans who might fall into their hands.

Mr. Schall asserted that if the Depart Mr. Ben Tüllets, M.P. moved for the

ment of Siata does not lako immediate Dock Wharf, Riverside, and General questions is not so pressing and full of so" British authorities in the plebescite ares nation, he will put the whole matter before Worker Union, a resolution or Poland serious consequences as the question of the had the same advice, and said: "It is the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. in the following terms:

This absurd story is reported only by coming struggle in China of Japan and mphatic

suicider sir, to cross the frontier, and, more the Hearst papers, which call it astonish protest against the export of arms to Po America. If the Japanese were placed in over, it is forbidden. The British authori-ingThinking people pay little attention land and other border States, which en- the same position as the result of this ties issued strict orders to let, no citizens of to such things but fears are expressed that ables the Jankers of these countring to

such pinpricks to both people aro causing. their financial paymasters. It congratu.would spell the Tomplete annihilation

16, is mentioned that me influential lates London members of refusing to have Japan as a nation. their labour prostituted for this purpose;

Japanese papers are playing. Hearst role- and calls upon the whole of the movement

inspan. The Journal of Commerce afters to prevent their labour being used to per

warning that there is direct danger in petuate these wicked ventures. VIt further

the present anderhand irritating hostility demands the abolition of secret diplomacy

and the United States, and that it is un... on the ground that it will be impossible will proceed to drive the Japanese from on both sides of the East Prussian frontier, mang certain individuals both in Japas to maintain the pence of the world whie California. In a work entitled "American In fact, the frontier feeling is best descrit true and unnecessary, as well as unfortu differences of the people are dealt with Foreign Policy" the anonymous authored as wavering and in a state of unstable aute, and cannot be laid, avide G50 3000 behind closed doors and decisions binding says: It is out of the question that

It further says that there is no doubt peoples, arrived at without their know country like America with its vast resourcequilibrium. Nobody knows whether East for the real good of both peoples." ledge, and consent.

should be called upon to limit its activities russia will try to follow suit and turn red. that during the Russo-Japanese, war the MrTllett said, it was not for thein to to the American continent. It is in the The border towns are certainly infected. was in America a live and intelligent sym- concentrate their venom on Mr. Winston

TRÉS • HE WENT OVER.

With neither the German nor Entente later we and a decided change in the atti

pathy with the Japanese, but fifteen years. Churchill, who appeared to be the little course of nature that America should have Jack Horner

of the Cabinet. They voice in the politics of the world. Tou must tell their pastors and masters that much emphasis cannot be placed on the sitios permitting anyone to cross tude of many citizens which gives a favour war must cease. Everybody was saying necessity of America controlling the neutral border into Bolshevist Poland, and with able opportunity to rabid demagogue we wanted production, but none of the market of the Far East. Japan's recent ne prospects of a free funeral, according individuals who both by word of mouth

to advance dope, the World man went in print arouse hostile feelings against our statesten told them the real fact that aggrandisement is a matter of which Ameuser the top at noon with another friend and alle in the Far East. production was impossible while Europe would do well so beware.ly American corropondent and Editor Bauer change in sentiment among the less think. remained in its present state of chaos and America, faithful to the spirit indicated in of the Johannesburg Gazette, who talked ing or poorly informed of our own people stagnation and in the furmolt and wirl the above quotation, has been ceaseless-in of bloody murder and outrage. The world pushing her policy of expansion in Asis. Polish and therefore, toddled along as an is due to several specific causes had had enough of war and revolution. The intention of the American Government interpreter. We crossed from Germany into those causes the paper mentions Germana (Cheers.) He would say nothing against was to unite with China, a country, be in Bolberist Poland behind the German fron propaganda commercial rivalry in the Lenin und Trosky, although he had his understood, having the same form of a lot of Blastowen following on the Far East and the immigration question feststell ofcamugadors by masing the boun in California. It says competition can be own feelings in regard to them. There Government America, in accomplishing were rough feriminals mit behind, myn the

This is Japanese daryver Winget ticklish 3-inch Friendly if there is fair dealing.. task of driving the like the eckasser and Hindenburg, who influence out of China, and there a Courteous German officials showed especially true. regarding commercial ware responsible for the list war with are already indications that in this us the forbidden crowing, therefore the rivalry between Japan and the United. all it atrocities and outrages, to give hem task America has more or less accedono were safely across the river enough and the markets of the Far Esat

mystery continued to deepen

States. The North Pacific ́is broad" occupation for twelve months in hanging" ed, for the anti-Japanese contiment worked or shooting them. (Cheers.) They had

on Polish soil, wo skirted be river bank, are extensive enough to keep both peoples had enough of sacklicén, and the time had "p in Chine Com which Japan has been hack of the main highway The German bus to the full extent of their power.

suffering may be tracert to the directing come for the industrialasses of this coun- hang of Americs. It is part of America's border patice, who showed the correspondent Surrly it is time that the respective try to give a lend ho

to thong of other

the forbidden crossing, aid the beam where peoples should understand this and con programme by taking advantage of Japan's nations: (Cheers.) Labour must aga mistaken foreign and colonial policies to on we walked over was the first international operate as well as compete upon lines of even America and her financiers, and so see Korea restored to its independence, and This is policially significant, as most Ger- is more serious. It will do no good for our strand connecting Germany with Russia. friendly rivalry. The California question of our own financiers who were promoting Siberia freed from Japanese influence. wars and revolutions." (Cheers).

nians are pipedreaming of a Busso-German Gegernment to continue the policy of over. Colonel John Ward, Public Works Already Japan is on the verge of being alliance against France and the Vermilles looking the prejudices of the Californian people or of taking refuge behind” the old But the regulations bridge on the main discarded theory of State rights or Staw word in justineation of Poland. No that war broke out between Japan and highway connecting East Prussia with sovereignty, Under our treaty with Japan. Operatives Union, said be must butters placed in a position of isolation. Suppose treats. T nation had en so terribly crushed and Americs on these issues, could it be expect Russo Poland was blown up years ago, we are pledged to grant Japan fair deal destroyed. There was not the slightested that notwithstanding the Anglo-Japanese doubt Russia was determined to reassert alliance Canada and Australia would take ever to be repaired. Humorous incidente ing under the 'mest favoured nation' clause. her sway in some form or another over a neutral attitude, especially in view of the orentred as we stood on the Polish bank of We should either abrogate the treaty those people who had scoured these liberty fact that the Canadians and Australian the Wincenta River, waving good-bye to our enforce it"

The Journal suggests proportional immig it was stupid for the workers in this have the same mode of thinking as the Ame: unpaid motor-car on the Gorman side. The country to blind their eyes to the fact that ricans. As for China, she would not only German chief customs inspector, a reddish, ration (probably the Gulick hemo] as efforts were made to organise a formidable hope for American victory, but also undoubt. bushy whiskered person, known locally as proper solution. Japan Chromile. attack on this new State before it had "edly make common canso with America. "the customs uncle, came dashing up on hardly got into the saddle: To a certain The Bolsheviks in Siberia, who have much bicycle. Although I was already over the extent be excused the Polish people, for reason for hating us for the pressure which frontier, the customs official, with typical having taken the bull by the horus, and he been exercised by the Japanese mili. Tenton officiency, shouted across the river, attempted by attacking fire to remove Enrists would utilize the war to indulge in asking if I had anything dutiable, and the danger. He wondered whether, in the butcheries such as were committed recently, shen 1 answered "No" be took my word event of the Polish people having allowed us on a fat larger acole. There are also THERE THE FUNNY STUFF ENDED. the Eed Armies to sweep over their colan Koreans and the aborigines of Formos, who

The funny stuff ended right here. I try and destroy their State, the Labour would rise for the restoration of their lost heading into a known Bolshevist danger movement in this country would have

rights. The imagination of patriotic zone. Just aereas the river was Polish raised a single finger in defence of the Japanese could not endure such a situation hamlet of Wincents. We had ezocuted to invaders of the early bronze age who were denundation for the remarkable for their country. a situation more hopeles have to walk a couple of hours to the first song fos

It is announced that the Canadian Air denunciations of Polish people now that than that, in which, Germany was thrown in big Bolshevist town, but the Polish speaking Board will establish shortly trang-ora- they had been constituted a nation ugain Bratias Labor da hoping and kishing in the position which will surely be brought two polish driver the larm of fifty planning 200urer and carp the closings days of the world way, but such editor, Bauer, managed to raise a kaltinental air routs by means of express could apparently

two-horas manure to offering a 60 hours be that they might be destroyed by their about if something is not done in timeto anemics.” (Cries of Nonsense

avoid it. But what is that something German marks for the day

ing passengers, mails and light cargoes,. Cries of uproar).

Reclining on bundles of straw, we started Control stations will be established at in. When a writer said, in the course of an He returned from Russia with certain article published in dis some 12 months the dangerous dash of penetrating Boise tervals of 20 miles with air-post at all: of definite views, and saw the Prime Minis back that Japan's persistence in ber mili- vized Poland. There were no Bolsheviks the principal cities along the routo ter several times. "Allow me to tell you, taristic polley will place her in the same military of civilian, in Wincenta; nothing said Colonel Ward, that'a year ago, and position as Germany before the war, he was bus poor Polish peasants, which puzzled long before this agitation or the Council expressing the attitude which the average the correspondent, until he later learned of Action was heard of the Prime Minis American holds toward Japan's inter that the Bolsheviks had deered a ten lelo. It is a strange world on the Bolshevist ter fought down every attempt in bis national policy. If it is the real wish of mister neutral zone along the East Prussian side beyond the German border; nobody Cabinet to revive militarism, and any fur- the Japanese to avoid the position of iso border and were respecting it for pro knows these two expensive locomotives are ther interference in Russian affairs or with Istion international politics which is pagaads purposes, the idex being not to there and nobody seems to care. Thereafter the Soviet system. I confess I tried to pres threatening her, while putting an effective get the Germans fidgety and defensively the only things in Bolahovist Poland quade in one case to take the opposite view check on the Imperialism of the Americana, scrappy at this time about Bolshevism, he far miles me one red-paticosted Polish I tell you that frankly, and am prepared there is no way to do so except by abandon cause of its close proximity to the border maiden, frugally saving the prior of silk to receive your condemnation. Do not ing ber militarism in favour of humane Nevertheless, acthough there was not belittle a man merely because here your polier aiming at the creation of confidence ingle Bolaborik in tight, I felt like being Political opponent The Prime Minister in her goodwill among the people with Germany to Poland. Though there to any further use of military spener or united front against foreign aggression. even then was utterly opposed to war whom she must ed-operata in presenting was no immediate physical change, I had many miles," until we came, to Kolae, a

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JAPAN 18 ALMOST INCLATEDAT

in another world as soon as I had crossed

We are now in a bad way. We used

4.000-YEAR-OLD SKELETONS.

Mr. Wynan Abbott, a Peterborough solí. citor, discovered, while excavating near the city, what is probably a family or' tribal burial ground of 2,300 B.C

The skeletons are thought to be those of

stockings by going bare-legged while the heaped what looked like grase between the brushwood and ragwood This solitary reaper was the only human being" I ans for

We were shown into a shabby, two story

an uncanny feeding as if something was typical small-time Russo-Polish town with wrong. I nearly turned back toward 99.44 per cent. Jewel Patha jogos Berlin,

UMEROUS KITICIES OF CHEIST We numerosa singies of Christ on Colonel Ward (interrupting) said the Some light is shed on this uncanny

feel who were in dauger of being. British Government protested against the ing by Wincenta's leading citizen, who was rough iroporose under silver bireshes, com

by bigger neighbour. For Polish army moving in Bassin at all.

stituting wayside shrines where the over." beaven's sake, when a man does right, AAA BIT OF RECRET DIPLOMACY CAR driving our misnure cart. Ho mid swhelmingly Catholio.and pious Poles" pray. even when he is Lloyd Go give him. Mr. O'Grady said he would give them to sell our farm stuff over the German We also passed two herds of splendid cattle credit for it

a bit of secret diplomacy. When the border and buy stuff hack, but the new of black and white Proin national Continuing Colonel Ward said he wa Polish offensive started he went to the German border is closed and we cannot sell colours, but "innocently, for they were or afraid the Red diplomats were much too Government with certain information anything, and, what is worse, we cater that this part of Bobberint Poland Schleswig-Holstein breed, indicating, how. clover for the labour diplomata of this suggested that representatives of the country, and he was afraid they were using Soviet apthorities bere bile not prepared buy the things we need. Also, we can't to the position of the Labour yement to intervention of the League, of buy anything from what is left of Poland one of the richest food districte in to the principles of war for their own Nations would accept mediation of the or from Rusia because they have got no Europe, advantage. He feared Labour's resent League, and the day of the British and thing to sell us and can't get it to un ment against war and ils refusal to assist French Government was to suggest to

I had a vivid impression that it is a red brick building and taken right into the Poland might be taken as an insation by the Poles then that mediation should be awful had fate to be an inhabitant of dining room, where the commisar, Hins Lenin and his diplomats that even if they accepted. If that had been done at that Wincents and other frontier towns on the Scharnowski, and five other Bolsheviks were

feading, MA were to swallow Poland and destroy her time thousands of 117 would have been Bolaberint side of the fonce. This some Chur feception was cold and fishy. No- nationhood again this great free democracy aaved. He told the overnment that the Pole had not the slightest ides of what was body invited me to sit down and nobody of ours would not ven resent sach Red forces on the front where the Poles going on in the world, and asked us eagerly said: HAYO & drink of Have some ogsclusion to the present campaign. had arrived would crash the Polish forces for nows, even for German newspapers If that were true it would be a disgrace, and drive them back and enter Warsaw. He said he had heard the rumour by word food. I was at the Bolshevist frout and but he lid not believe it was the opinion He said if he understood the temper of of mouth that the Polish territory psoviet commissar who bossed Kano and not in good." and I knew it. The clammy of the British workers – (Crics of Nothe French Government he intention was Narew line would later on have a plebescite pointed to the German border was a Polish it is not

to drive the Soviet forces out of Warsaw as to whether it wanted to go to Germany Jew communist. He wore a peen white Mr. James O'Grady, M.P., said the by armed power, and that meant a Euro or Russis cold logie of facts upset all Colonel Ward's pean, War, He endeavoured to seguro

collar and gold rimmed eye-glasses and had arguments. There could be no doubt about acceptance of the mediation of the League We now drove in the unknown. But reddisk protruding eyes, with a face like a Labour attitude towards Poland. They of Nations, but nothing was done, prisingly, there was nothing to see for many emotion

rabbit. Otherwise he betrayed no human had lodged protest after protest.The The resolution was carried men con miles, There were no Bolsheviks; nothing introduced myself to this bland, Polish Government, with its ideas of Im- The conference also passed a resolution perialism absolutely jockeyed military expressing belief ging the principle of the but well-tilled fields of rice, a rich harvest mostly in, and plowing for winter wheat commanders in Great Britain and Frame League of Nations Mr Clynes sald the wall under way Bus looking under the into the belief that they could sinash, the great need of the moment se to secure surface you discovered something strange Bolshevik forces and destroy the Soviet the admission to the League of Germany about the peaceful shown is Uoverament of Russia: G

and Russia. That would go far to bring (Conknurd at foot of text column.

in America

FARMERS SEEMED PEACEYUL

(Continued at fool of next columB.)

clammy communist chief, aid he kept fight oating steak and cabbage, trking no ice of me. The fact that the world cor- respondent had toddled into his, midst meant nothing in this Bolshevist commis. mar's young life.